Three-Dimensional Nanostructures for Photonics
Recent progress in direct laser writing of three‐dimensional (3D) polymer nanostructures for photonics is reviewed. This technology has reached a level of maturity at which it can be considered as the 3D analogue of planar electron‐beam lithography. Combined with atomic‐layer deposition and/or chemi...
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Published in | Advanced functional materials Vol. 20; no. 7; pp. 1038 - 1052 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , |
Format | Journal Article |
Language | English |
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Weinheim
WILEY-VCH Verlag
09.04.2010
WILEY‐VCH Verlag |
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Summary: | Recent progress in direct laser writing of three‐dimensional (3D) polymer nanostructures for photonics is reviewed. This technology has reached a level of maturity at which it can be considered as the 3D analogue of planar electron‐beam lithography. Combined with atomic‐layer deposition and/or chemical‐vapor deposition of dielectrics—the 3D analogues of planar evaporation technologies, the 3D polymer templates can be converted or inverted into 3D high‐refractive‐index‐contrast nanostructures. Examples discussed in this review include positive and inverse 3D silicon‐based woodpile photonic crystals possessing complete photonic bandgaps, novel optical resonator designs within these structures, 3D chiral photonic crystals for polarization‐state manipulation, and 3D icosahedral photonic quasicrystals. The latter represent a particularly complex 3D nanostructure.
Direct laser writing of 3D nanostructures for photonics has reached a level of maturity at which it can be considered the 3D analogue of planar electron‐beam lithography. The recent progress in this field is reviewed, and examples for silicon‐based woodpile photonic crystals, novel optical resonator designs within these structures, 3D chiral photonic crystals, and 3D icosahedral photonic quasicrystals are demonstrated. |
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Bibliography: | ark:/67375/WNG-W4XJXD9X-S ArticleID:ADFM200901838 istex:E7350EDAE839605E400C017ADB813274C75D729B ObjectType-Article-2 SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1 ObjectType-Feature-1 content type line 23 |
ISSN: | 1616-301X 1616-3028 1616-3028 |
DOI: | 10.1002/adfm.200901838 |